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There a several variations of boarding schools that you can choose
from when considering a school for your child.
Not all residential or boarding schools are based on the classic British
model. Other types of boarding schools include schools for students with
disabilities (e.g., students who are blind) and students with special
needs (e.g., students who are mentally challenged). In the Israeli
kibbutzim, children live and study in a commune, but they also have
daily contact with their parents at specified hours.
Part day school and part boarding school institutions are known as
semi-boarding schools. They take in some students as boarders and other
students as semi-boarders. Semi-boarders attend school during the day
and then return to their homes after school hours. A semi-boarding
school might also admit day boarders, or students who have their meals
at school, but who live off campus. Quasi-boarders are students who live
at the boarding school but go home at midweek and on weekends.
Semi-boarders and day-boarders, or “boarding-day scholars” as they are
called, have a distinct view of the school system, as compared to
children who attend day schools without boarding facilities. They relate
to the boarding school life even though they are not full-time residents
and do not completely become part of the experience. Quasi-boarders,
however, view boarding school life differently from full-time boarders,
who only go home at the end of a term or year.
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Types
of Boarding Schools